Beverage Vending Machines

Letter: Support the Expanded Bottle Bill

Every year across Massachusetts, more than 30,000 tons of non-carbonated beverage bottles are buried in landfills, burned in waste-to-energy plants, or tossed onto our streets, parks and beaches. That’s enough plastic bottles to fill Fenway Park – from the press box to the Green Monster – five times.

For nearly three decades, the Massachusetts Bottle Deposit Law has accomplished its intended purpose: providing the financial incentive for consumers to recycle beer and soda containers. Thanks to this law, 80 percent are recycled – more than twice the recycling rate for non-deposit containers. 

It’s time for Massachusetts to update our laws to include bottled water, sports drinks, teas and other non-carbonated beverages. In addition to increasing recycling and reducing litter, this would create jobs in our “green” business sector and save communities millions of dollars annually.

In Massachusetts, 40 percent of the beverages sold come in containers not subject to nickel deposits, and these same containers account for 83 percent of the bottles and cans we throw away. Most of these non-deposit container beverages are consumed away from home – which means they usually don’t end up in curbside recycling bins, but instead are disposed of in overflowing trash cans at beaches, parks, concerts and sporting events, or – worse – are tossed on the ground.

When the deposit law was implemented in 1983, carbonated beverages dominated the market and a redeemable nickel deposit was placed on each bottle and can of beer and soda sold to encourage people to recycle instead of littering. Times change: today, non-carbonated drinks are the fastest-growing segment of the market. These products now make up more than half of all non-alcoholic beverages sold. More often than not, they are either produced by the same bottlers or trucked by the same distributors, and stocked by the same stores that sell soda and beer. Whether you’re a bottler, consumer or small business owner, there are compelling reasons to back this change.

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The coffee and tea rota is common in many offices throughout the country as a way of sharing the job of making tea or coffee for staff. However, this can result in unnecessary arguments and hassle as many of us have experienced. One way to resolve this is for businesses to invest in vending machines to supply staff drinks. Here we look at the reason why vending machines are a popular choice for many offices in the UK.

Choosing the right vending machine is dependent upon how the business feels about drink quality, efficiency and cost. Cost is obviously the biggest decision that will determine whether a vending machine will be successful in the workplace. Cost per cup guides and length of contract provide a starting point but there are also other factors to consider before making a final decision.

Each working day, employees leave the office for at least 15 minutes to purchase hot beverages or refreshments. Yet research has shown that a quality vending machine would make them less likely to leave the workplace and would be a visible daily benefit at work.

Just think about how much time is spent by people waiting for the kettle to boil and making tea and coffee and washing up. A recent survey by Tetley Tea suggests the average time taken to make a cup of tea is 4 minutes and 27 seconds. Tea consumption rate averaged at 3 cups per day. Over the period of a year, this accumulates to considerable amount of time lost. The advantage of a vending machine is that it dispenses a drink in less than 20 seconds.

Vending machines require no need to buy milk, cleaning products and wash up dirty mugs. All it requires is a contract with a company who will look after the machine for you, service it and stock it.

With a vending machine you often get a variety of hot and cold drinks to chose from. An office will typically have people with differing tastes. Some prefer hot chocolate whilst others prefer herbal teas.

The facts are undeniable. Quality refreshments at work increase employee satisfaction and drive greater productivity. Installing vending machines will result in the following benefits:

o Employees Feeling Valued - when refreshments are available, employees feel their needs are recognized and respected, leading to increased satisfaction and productivity.

o Total Workplace Satisfaction - an extensive variety of the most popular brands of refreshments, state-of-the-art snack and beverage vending machines, commercial coffee makers and special promotions throughout the year gives energy to any workplace.

Beverage Vending Machines, Report of the O & M and Work Study Panel of LAMSAC

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